Today's Tids Issue 2,988
Opening Stuff:
My heart is starting to thump a bit this morning as I begin to think of a week from now and beauty of Christmas eve, the laughter of family, and kids wondering if that is Rudolph's red nose they see in the sky.
Even when we think nothing is going on, the world as we knew it continues to change dramatically. Like Google, the cute little search engine with the clever logo helping us along in our daily chores. Yeah right, Google which someday may own the world. This company with the precious name is aiming to take over the internet backbone... or at least with other giants, like happy-go-lucky-give-away-your-life-Facebook, dominate it. Google for instance has already built 100,000 miles of their own internet. Compare that to telcom giant Sprint with but 40,000 miles. The telcoms are nervous, and if those giants are, we should be quivering a bit too.
My heart is starting to thump a bit this morning as I begin to think of a week from now and beauty of Christmas eve, the laughter of family, and kids wondering if that is Rudolph's red nose they see in the sky.
Even when we think nothing is going on, the world as we knew it continues to change dramatically. Like Google, the cute little search engine with the clever logo helping us along in our daily chores. Yeah right, Google which someday may own the world. This company with the precious name is aiming to take over the internet backbone... or at least with other giants, like happy-go-lucky-give-away-your-life-Facebook, dominate it. Google for instance has already built 100,000 miles of their own internet. Compare that to telcom giant Sprint with but 40,000 miles. The telcoms are nervous, and if those giants are, we should be quivering a bit too.
The lottery, they say, is an excise tax for stupidity. Call me stupid. $600 mil!
The Question:
The Scots have scotch, the French wine, the Brits Gin and anybody with a bottle designer - Vodka. But, America shines with Bourbon. Name the five top brands of that good old USA sippin' whiskey.
The Headlines:
--President To Meet With Execs Of Key Tech Companies On NSA Spying Overreach.
--US Led Deployment Of Air Defense Shield Has Russia Moving Nuclear Capable Iskander Missiles Closer To EU Borders.
--Oil Prices Dip On News Of uneven Manufacturing Recovery In China.
--Talk Grows Of Scuttling Of Fed Stimulus.
--Snowden Offers To help Brazil In US Snooping Case; Says He Would Take Asylum There.
--Today's Anticipated Sales Spike Could Push Mega Million's Current $586 Million To New Record.
--Amanda Knox Pleads Her Innocence In Email To Italian Court.
--Obama And Family Off To Hawaii For 17 Day Vacay.
--Japan Boosting Military To Compete With China; Kerry Plays Down Tension Over China Maritime Dispute.
There's a basketball game tonight that should send out tremors across the country -- Duke versus UConn... women! #1 UConn is loaded again and has beaten all-comers so far by comfortable margins. But #2 Duke is also formidable and the game his being played in what is well known as one of the true home court advantage sites -- Cameron in Raleigh. I'm a big UConn fan and admirer, but this one makes me nervous.
Hey, I'm an animal lover, especially a nice roasted loin of pork with rich creamy gravy.
The Voice!
It was clear to me after last night that Tessanne Chin will be the winner as she towered over the other two. I thought Christine A picked some bad songs for Jacquie, who I have liked a lot and have been astonished by her vocal apptitude and pleased by her perky presence. But last night in an apparent effort to standout she seemed to slip into screeching more than phrasing. I don't know how the voting would go but based on last night I would drop Jacquie Lee behind Will Champlin who sang very well, albeit with zero personality. Even when trying to appear emotional he maintained his stony face. Tesssane was practically flawless in two solos, the one duo with Adam and facing off with the other two finalists.
We live in a new world where conspiracy theorists seem more right than nuts.
Among Government waste spending this year is nearly $1,000,000 to study movie and book romance and compare it with reality. This effort includes a website, for instance professors looking for tenure, and others can submit papers on the subject. For that, you could hire 50 people at 20 K to pick up coffee and slurpy cups around the streets of cities. And everything would appear more pristine for fairytale romance. That would work until the unions came to organize.
Speaking about not knowing what's going on, everybody is so focused on the fact that the ACA computer doesn't work that they are missing real problem which remains that this health thing is a gigantic government takeover of something that has worked pretty well, and is potentially an unconstitutional assault on privacy and personal freedoms. What kind of "Free" society imposes more and more fines on people to force actions they don't have to, or want to take.
I've gotten used to the fact that I don't recognize the majority of names of today's singers and other entertainment celebs. But, my disassociation with society has taken another step towards the clouds as I have been wondering lately, who are all of these players in the NBA. And, where did they come from.
Notice to Dennis Rodman: Check your friends.
The Conscience: Chapter 30 continues.
The Question:
The Scots have scotch, the French wine, the Brits Gin and anybody with a bottle designer - Vodka. But, America shines with Bourbon. Name the five top brands of that good old USA sippin' whiskey.
The Headlines:
--President To Meet With Execs Of Key Tech Companies On NSA Spying Overreach.
--US Led Deployment Of Air Defense Shield Has Russia Moving Nuclear Capable Iskander Missiles Closer To EU Borders.
--Oil Prices Dip On News Of uneven Manufacturing Recovery In China.
--Talk Grows Of Scuttling Of Fed Stimulus.
--Snowden Offers To help Brazil In US Snooping Case; Says He Would Take Asylum There.
--Today's Anticipated Sales Spike Could Push Mega Million's Current $586 Million To New Record.
--Amanda Knox Pleads Her Innocence In Email To Italian Court.
--Obama And Family Off To Hawaii For 17 Day Vacay.
--Japan Boosting Military To Compete With China; Kerry Plays Down Tension Over China Maritime Dispute.
There's a basketball game tonight that should send out tremors across the country -- Duke versus UConn... women! #1 UConn is loaded again and has beaten all-comers so far by comfortable margins. But #2 Duke is also formidable and the game his being played in what is well known as one of the true home court advantage sites -- Cameron in Raleigh. I'm a big UConn fan and admirer, but this one makes me nervous.
Hey, I'm an animal lover, especially a nice roasted loin of pork with rich creamy gravy.
The Voice!
It was clear to me after last night that Tessanne Chin will be the winner as she towered over the other two. I thought Christine A picked some bad songs for Jacquie, who I have liked a lot and have been astonished by her vocal apptitude and pleased by her perky presence. But last night in an apparent effort to standout she seemed to slip into screeching more than phrasing. I don't know how the voting would go but based on last night I would drop Jacquie Lee behind Will Champlin who sang very well, albeit with zero personality. Even when trying to appear emotional he maintained his stony face. Tesssane was practically flawless in two solos, the one duo with Adam and facing off with the other two finalists.
We live in a new world where conspiracy theorists seem more right than nuts.
Among Government waste spending this year is nearly $1,000,000 to study movie and book romance and compare it with reality. This effort includes a website, for instance professors looking for tenure, and others can submit papers on the subject. For that, you could hire 50 people at 20 K to pick up coffee and slurpy cups around the streets of cities. And everything would appear more pristine for fairytale romance. That would work until the unions came to organize.
Speaking about not knowing what's going on, everybody is so focused on the fact that the ACA computer doesn't work that they are missing real problem which remains that this health thing is a gigantic government takeover of something that has worked pretty well, and is potentially an unconstitutional assault on privacy and personal freedoms. What kind of "Free" society imposes more and more fines on people to force actions they don't have to, or want to take.
I've gotten used to the fact that I don't recognize the majority of names of today's singers and other entertainment celebs. But, my disassociation with society has taken another step towards the clouds as I have been wondering lately, who are all of these players in the NBA. And, where did they come from.
Notice to Dennis Rodman: Check your friends.
The Conscience: Chapter 30 continues.
"Washington has been like a member of the company since I can remember.
Nonno told me that Milton started working as a financial consultant to
Biglietti around the time My father married my mother. So, that's a long
time. As I told you on the phone. We like him."
"And, you never met James Smith"?
"Never". She dodged a couple of wild Fiats. I held my breath. "I Don't
know about Grandfather, though. He knows everything, but only tells me a
little. But enough."
My head spun as she screeched the car past that bar where I had last
seen her mother on that most uncomfortable of nights. The door opened as
we passed and I saw Sanna and a heavy set thuggish looking guy, an
American? Right behind that twosome were Bruno and another, heavy set
guy. There was something familiar about the two chunky thugs, and it was
more than that their clothes said they were Americans.
I was brought back to reality as Angelica narrowly missed another car. "Have you ever seen those characters walking along with your mother?"
"Characters, like in the movies."
I smiled to my self, "No, characters as in Odd ducks."
"Odd ducks?"
"Have you ever seen your mother with those two heavy set men?"
"Never".
We were approaching Angelica's office when it hit me. Those guys looked like the description of the Bernard bombers. "Turn around," I shouted. It startled her, but she jammed on the breaks and turned, tires screeching, in one smooth motion.
You knew when the Dems gave health care to the IRS that there was something pretty distasteful about it all and it would take government thuggery to comply.
The Answer:
When I think of Bourbon I think of Wild Turkey, Jack Daniels, Old Forester and Jim Beam. There are so-called expert who create lists of Bourbons I could never afford, or at least never buy. So I went to the results of the 2013 International Wine and Spirits Competition. #1 is Jim Beam Signature Craft 12 Yo. After that we have Jim Beam Devils Cut 6 Yo, Knob Creek Single Barrel 9 Yo, Blanton's Original Single Barrel, Lidi (UK) Western Kentucky, Hogs 3 Yo, Pabst & Richarz Vertriebs GmbH Western Gold, 1792 Ridgemont Reserve Straight, Blantons Single Barrel Straight, Jim Beam Black 8 Yo, Hudson baby, Lidi UK Western Gold 6 Yo and Eagle Rare 10 Yo. Here's another list, just to shw how many there are. #1 here is High West American Praire, Blanton's Original, Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit, Pappy Van Winkles 23 Yo, Four Roses Small Batch*, Old Forester 2013 Birthday, Woodford Reserve, Maker's 46, Black Maple Hill 16 yo and Angels Envy. * Four Roses stopped making Bourbon for 40 years, until it was bought by Japan company and revived back to popularity. Japan, Kentucky/Tennessee? Doesn't just feel the same.
I guess if you don't drink you may as well write about it. Things have certainly changed since the days of Jack Danial's.
I was brought back to reality as Angelica narrowly missed another car. "Have you ever seen those characters walking along with your mother?"
"Characters, like in the movies."
I smiled to my self, "No, characters as in Odd ducks."
"Odd ducks?"
"Have you ever seen your mother with those two heavy set men?"
"Never".
We were approaching Angelica's office when it hit me. Those guys looked like the description of the Bernard bombers. "Turn around," I shouted. It startled her, but she jammed on the breaks and turned, tires screeching, in one smooth motion.
You knew when the Dems gave health care to the IRS that there was something pretty distasteful about it all and it would take government thuggery to comply.
The Answer:
When I think of Bourbon I think of Wild Turkey, Jack Daniels, Old Forester and Jim Beam. There are so-called expert who create lists of Bourbons I could never afford, or at least never buy. So I went to the results of the 2013 International Wine and Spirits Competition. #1 is Jim Beam Signature Craft 12 Yo. After that we have Jim Beam Devils Cut 6 Yo, Knob Creek Single Barrel 9 Yo, Blanton's Original Single Barrel, Lidi (UK) Western Kentucky, Hogs 3 Yo, Pabst & Richarz Vertriebs GmbH Western Gold, 1792 Ridgemont Reserve Straight, Blantons Single Barrel Straight, Jim Beam Black 8 Yo, Hudson baby, Lidi UK Western Gold 6 Yo and Eagle Rare 10 Yo. Here's another list, just to shw how many there are. #1 here is High West American Praire, Blanton's Original, Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit, Pappy Van Winkles 23 Yo, Four Roses Small Batch*, Old Forester 2013 Birthday, Woodford Reserve, Maker's 46, Black Maple Hill 16 yo and Angels Envy. * Four Roses stopped making Bourbon for 40 years, until it was bought by Japan company and revived back to popularity. Japan, Kentucky/Tennessee? Doesn't just feel the same.
I guess if you don't drink you may as well write about it. Things have certainly changed since the days of Jack Danial's.
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